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LeT terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda held guilty for 1996 Sonipat bomb blasts

ANI
Published : Oct 9, 2017, 7:35 pm IST
Updated : Oct 9, 2017, 7:35 pm IST

The 1996 bomb blasts near the busy bus streets of Sonipat left at least a dozen of people injured.

Tunda was captured from Nepal in 2013. According to Tundra, he was in Pakistan when the blast took place. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)
 Tunda was captured from Nepal in 2013. According to Tundra, he was in Pakistan when the blast took place. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Sonipat: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb-maker Abdul Karim Tunda was, on Monday, pronounced guilty for 1996 Sonepat blasts case by a Sonipat court.

Tunda has been booked under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act and could face a jail term up to 10 years, according to the lawyers.

The 1996 bomb blasts near the busy bus streets of Sonipat left at least a dozen of people injured.

Tunda was captured from Nepal in 2013. According to Tundra, he was in Pakistan when the blast took place.

A prosecution lawyer said 43 eyewitnesses, including injured, recorded their testimony in the trial.

Tags: lashkar-e-taiba, abdul karim tunda, sonepat blasts case, 1996 sonepat blast
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